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% full

There are multiple contexts for this item

Context 1

The volume of water in storage as a percentage of the accessible storage capacity. Note that the percentage full may exceed 100% due to floods for example.

Related: accessible storage capacity

Synonym: percentage full

This definition applies to:

• Glossary for Water status: Water Storage

Context 2

The total volume of water in storage as a percentage of the total storage capacity. Note that the percentage full may exceed 100% due to floods for example.

This definition applies to:

• Glossary for Water status: National Water Account 2011
• Glossary for Water status: National Water Account 2012-2017

25% quartile

The 25% quartile of a set of numbers is the value in which 25% of the numbers are below it and 75% of the numbers are above it when the numbers are arranged in ascending (increasing) order.

Synonym: first quartile

This definition applies to:

• Glossary for Water forecasts: Seasonal streamflow
• Glossary for Water forecasts: Dynamic streamflow

75% quartile

The 75% quartile of a set of numbers is the value in which 75% of the numbers are below it and 25% of the numbers are above it when the numbers are arranged in ascending (increasing) order.

Synonym: third quartile

This definition applies to:

• Glossary for Water forecasts: Seasonal streamflow
• Glossary for Water forecasts: Dynamic streamflow

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